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As a runner, we are always faced with the dilemma of selecting the right pair of running shoes. Whenever I walked into the sports store, the assistant look at my flatfeet and would advise me to go for stability shoes or a good support shoe. However, is that really the case? Read on and find out more. When is the [...]

This is a good question because recovery is a topic that many runners don't even think about before their race. Most runners’ feedback is that to improve, you have to run harder almost every day. The down time of recovery is when the body heals, repairs, and strengthens from the rigors of training and racing, which results in improved fitness. "The [...]

Are you overstriding while running? First question: Do you overstride? Most of the runners will tell me that they don’t over stride. However, if I were to show them how they run in a video play back, most of them then to over stride. As we can see in many TV ads where the runner in the ads tend to [...]

If you asked me, “what’s the back to basic training?” I would say skipping rope. It may look simple and you would think that this is usually meant for kids but let us take a look at the benefits. Benefits of skipping rope exercises It is one of the best basic exercises to develop muscle elasticity, coordination, lighten your group [...]

Increase running cadence - Will it help to run faster? – Data Thursday Many runners believe that by increasing the cadence they will be able to run faster. I used to believe the same, however, in reality that is not the case. When I was attending the Garmin running coach certified class in July 2017, Coach Hsu Kuo Feng demonstrated [...]

There are many advantages of doing hill training. First, it builds up the confidence for uphill race. Second, it reduces impact for the training. Additionally, this training also covers both uphill and downhill running. Benefits of hill running The best runners in the world run hills all the time, both in their daily training and in specific hill workouts. [...]

Threshold or T-pace Threshold the most productive types of training for distance runners. Threshold Pace will improve your endurance. It should be comfortably hard. Some people call Tempo run. Elite runners will use the T Pace max for 60 Minutes for Half Marathon. Why Threshold Pace? The two types of threshold training that I read in Daniels’ Running Formula are tempo runs [...]

Easy Pace for Heart Rate is in the range of 59-74% of Vo2max (Heart Rate Zone setting and based on % of HRR) setting refer to the previous Data Thursday. Long slow distance uses the same pace for the training max for 150 minutes. Why Easy Pace? Easy Pace does a good job for help build resistance to injury, strengthen [...]

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